We’ll be taking a lot of kit with us – everything we need to surive and perform, against whatever the ocean and Mother Nature in her infinite wrath can throw at us. Here’s a quick breakdown of everything you need to get yourself across an ocean (apart from a boat):

BOAT FITTINGS

Anchor
Anchor chain and rope
Bilge pipe work
Cabin locks
Cabin padding
Camera/camcorder mount
Cleats – foredeck & transom
Drogue x2
Flag pole
Flag pole socket
Handrails outside hatch
Harness eyes (inside & out)
Internal/external clock
Jackstays
Manual bilge pump
Mooring lines
Rudder fittings
Sea anchor, tripping line & float
Seats x2 (one complete spare)
Tripping line cleats for sea anchor
Ventilators
Watermaker equipment & spares
Watertight deck hatches

BOAT PREPARATION

Anti fouling
Fenders
Paintwork
Straps
Towing eye
Trailer
Trailer locks
Water ballast
Cranksets
Driveshaft
Mirage Drive
Gearbox + spare
Clip pedals + spares
Propeller + spare
Propeller bearings

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

12 volt supply
AIS Radar Transponder
Battery monitor
External heading/speed screen
Fitted GPS
Fixed compass
Gel batteries
Hand held volt metre
Handheld GPS (waterproof)
Handhelf VHF radio
Interior lights
Laptop (Toughbook)
Navigation light
Personal iPods
Satellite phone
Satellite phone antenna
Satellite phone data kit
Solar panels
Spare radio battery
Switch panel
VHF radio
VHF radio external antenna
Water desalinator
Waterproof camcorder
Waterproof camera
Wind speed and direction monitor

LIVING EQUIPMENT

Alarm clocks/countdown timers
Aqua bags (waterproof bags)
Buckets
Charts
Clothes
Cooking gas
Cooking gas pump
Cycling shoes
Fishing line
Food
Foul weather gear
Gimballed cooker & spares
Hand held compass
Headtorches
Hull scraper
Mattress
Medical kit
Pillows
Sewing kit
Ship’s log, plotters & dividers
Sleeping bags
Sporks
Sun hats
Suncream
Sunglasses
Tool kit
Travel towels
Vacuum flasks
Water storage cans/tank
Waterbottles & cages
Waterproof storage boxes
Waterproof torch spare batteries
Waterproof torches
Wet wipes

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Axe
Daylight signalling mirror
EPIRB
Extra grab bag
Fire blanket
Fire extinguishers
Flares
Fog horn
Grab lines
Harpoon
Knife
Lifejacket spares (CO2 bottles)
Lifejackets with harnesses
Manual watermaker
Ocean life raft
Safety line
Throwing line
Towing line